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Tampa Bay appeared to be in complete control of the game against the Ravens early, but it all went downhill very fast as the Bucs trail Baltimore 17-10 at the half at Raymond James Stadium on Monday Night Football. The Buccaneers take the opening drive 70 yards in eight plays and cap it off with a 35-yard touchdown pass from Mayfield to Evans for a 7-0 lead over the Ravens with 10:27 left in the first quarter. Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports The Bucs' defense comes up big on the Ravens' initial drive of the game when YaYa Diaby and Antoine Winfield Hr.
got back-to-back sacks for losses of eight and nine yards Tampa Bay got a field goal on a drive aided by a Justin Madubuike personal foul - roughing the passer penalty after an eight-yard Jalen McMillan catch. Baker connected with Godwin in the end zone but it was nullified by a holding call on Wirfs - the first holding call on Wirfs since Week 16 of 2022. The second quarter was all Ravens.
Baltimore lost Zay Flowers after a 20-yard catch just before Lamar Jackson connected with Mark Andrews on a nine-yard pass into the end zone for a 10-7 Bucs lead with 12:29 left in the first half. Disaster struck on the ensuing drive as Baker threw deep for Evans in the end zone and hit him in the hands. But before he could complete the catch Evans fell in pain and was holding his already-injured hamstring.
Brandon Stephens, the Ravens defender, was also injured on the play. Evans walked off under his own power but limped directly into the locker room. He's been ruled out for the rest of the game with a hamstring injury.
Ravens running back Justice Hill scored on an eight-yard touchdown run just one play after an eight-yard Lamar Jackson scoring run was nullified for holding. The Ravens took a 14-10 lead over the Bucs with 4:23 left in the first half. Related: Bucs Announce Unfortunate Mike Evans News vs.
Ravens Mayfield has thrown two interceptions - both to Marlon Humphrey - on the night and both have cost the Bucs. The first one was in the end zone as Tampa Bay lost a scoring opportunity, and the Ravens scored on the ensuing drive. The second interception resulted in a Ravens' 28-yard field goal just before the half expired.
Bucs rookie linebacker Tykee Smith was also injured late in the half and was being evaluated for a concussion. The Ravens will have the ball to begin the second half..
